Operatic voices - Voices with proper classical technique and skills which can be heard without amplification throughout the opera house, over the orchestra and choir.
Female voice types:
The female classical singing voice can be broadly classified by their tessitura (comfortable range) as follows:
1) Soprano : Female voice with the highest tessitura. Range: A3 to F6(or higher)
2) Mezzo-soprano : Middle-range voice type for females and is the most common female voice. Range: F3 to B5
3) Contralto : The lowest female voice type, with the lowest tessitura. True operatic contraltos are rare. Range: E3(or lower) to G5
The above 3 voice types can be further divided on the basis of their vocal weight and quality as:
a) Coloratura : Light, agile voices which is specialised in fast passages with leaps and runs.
b) Lyric : A warm voice with a bright, smooth and full timbre and can be heard over a big orchestra.
c) Dramatic : A powerful, rich, emotive voice that can sing over a full orchestra with ease. Usually has a lower tessitura than the Lyric and Coloratura voices.
The Coloratura Soprano can be further divided into Lyric-Coloratura soprano and Dramatic-Coloratura soprano with the former being very light and the latter being powerful, almost comparable to a Dramatic soprano.
Also, we have the following special types:
- Soprano Leggero : A very agile light voice like a lyric coloratura, but with a slightly warmer vocal timbre and a lower tessitura.
- Spinto Soprano : This voice has the brightness and height of a lyric soprano, but with a heavier vocal weight and can be "pushed" to dramatic climaxes without strain
- Wagnerian Soprano : Type of dramatic sopranos, who have an extremely powerful voice which can assert itself over an exceptionally large orchestra and is ideally even throughout the registers. These voices are extremely rare.
- Soprano Sfogato : A soprano with a warm lower register as a mezzo-soprano or contralto, but capable of extending her upper range and being able to encompass the coloratura soprano tessitura.
- Soprano Acuto Sfogato : A type of coloratura sopranos who're able to sing above high F (F6) with great ease.
Soubrette : A young soprano with a light voice with a bright, sweet timbre and tessitura slightly lower than the lyric and spinto sopranos.

published:05 Oct 2013

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published:20 Sep 2016

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My opinion about the Spinto Soprano Fach in pop
I don't own any of the content in these video
Vocal Fach playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md2XTnqPHuE&list=PLFsE6FveEoQgHPmpv64HDbBDYLlZeP2eI

published:31 Mar 2016

views:13688

In a short film by (cousin) Stephen DeVol, Luana's singing career is shared with the world, beginning with early family footage and taking the audience to her New York Metropolitan Opera debut.

published:09 Oct 2013

views:2811

From Contralto to Ultraleggero Soprano.
You can find me on facebook: facebook.com/FunVocalRange

Here's some good news for opera lovers. The famous dramatic soprano Angela Brown from the legendary Met will be performing at the House of Music tonight. In the first part of the concert, you'll hear excerpts from Verdi, Wagner and Mozart. And the second part will be dedicated to the jazz opera 'Porgy and Bess' by George Gershwin - a passionate love story in the slums of South Carolina. Neil talked to Angela Brown.
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The greatest ASSOLUTA voice of the 20th century. With a vocal range of 3 octaves equally supported at both ends, capable of great dramatic power as well as great agility, and with the amazing ability to easily sing contralto as well as soprano. In opera she is the full human experience, she is the entire female voice.
In this video I show examples of what I think are Maria's
- Dramatic Mezzo
- Lyric soprano
- Coloratura mezzo
- Dramatic soprano
- Dramatic coloratura soprano
- Contralto
- Lyric (Light) coloratura soprano
In order to showcase the contrast between her different voices, vocalisms, tessituras. Only an incredibly gifted instrument and a tremendous technician could accomplish such feat, but most important of all is the great musicality that she has.
I didn't include the high F in the first act quartet from Armida simply because the recording quality is debatable. However, in the clip from Lakme one can hear Maria approaching the high E from above, so she actually hits a high F for a fraction of a second before centering on the high E.

Dramatic soprano

A dramatic soprano is a type of operaticsoprano with a powerful, rich, emotive voice that can sing over, or cut through, a full orchestra. Thicker vocal folds in dramatic voices usually (but not always) mean less agility than lighter voices but a sustained, fuller sound. Usually this voice has a lower tessitura than other sopranos, and a darker timbre. They are often used for heroic, often long-suffering, tragic women of opera. Dramatic sopranos have a range from approximately low A (A3) to "high C" (C6). Some dramatic sopranos, known as Wagnerian sopranos, have an exceptionally big voice that can assert itself over a large orchestra (of more than 80 or even 100 pieces). These voices are substantial, often denser in tone, extremely powerful and, ideally, evenly balanced throughout the vocal registers. Wagnerian sopranos usually play mythic heroines. Successful Wagnerian sopranos are rare and often Wagnerian roles are performed by Italianate dramatic sopranos.

Giuseppe Verdi

Verdi was born near Busseto to a provincial family of moderate means, and developed a musical education with the help of a local patron. Verdi came to dominate the Italian opera scene after the era of Bellini, Donizetti and Rossini, whose works significantly influenced him, becoming one of the pre-eminent opera composers in history.

In his early operas Verdi demonstrated a sympathy with the Risorgimento movement which sought the unification of Italy. He also participated briefly as an elected politician. The chorus "Va, pensiero" from his early opera Nabucco (1842), and similar choruses in later operas, were much in the spirit of the unification movement, and the composer himself became esteemed as a representative of these ideals. An intensely private person, Verdi however did not seek to ingratiate himself with popular movements and as he became professionally successful was able to reduce his operatic workload and sought to establish himself as a landowner in his native region. He surprised the musical world by returning, after his success with the opera Aida (1871), with three late masterpieces: his Requiem (1874), and the operas Otello (1887) and Falstaff (1893).

The premiere took place at the Teatro Apollo in Rome on 19 January 1853, where it "began a victorious march throughout the operatic world," a success due to Verdi's work over the previous three years. It began with his January 1850 approach to Cammarano with the idea of Il trovatore. There followed, slowly and with interruptions, the preparation of the libretto, first by Cammarano until his death in mid-1852 and then with the young librettist Leone Emanuele Bardare, which gave the composer the opportunity to propose significant revisions, which were accomplished under his direction. These revisions are seen largely in the expansion of the role of Leonora.

Spinto soprano

A spinto soprano (also lirico-spinto, spinto lyric soprano or "pushed lyric") is a type of operaticsoprano voice that has the limpidity and easy high notes of a lyric soprano, yet can be "pushed" on to achieve dramatic climaxes without strain. This type of voice may possess a somewhat darker timbre, too, than the average lyric soprano. It generally uses squillo to "slice" through the sound of a full orchestra, rather than singing over the orchestra like a true dramatic soprano.

Spinto sopranos are also expected to handle dynamic changes in the music that they are performing with skill and poise. They command a vocal range extending from approximately middle C (C4) to "high D" (D6).

The spinto repertoire includes many roles written by Verdi, by the various verismo composers, and by Puccini. Some of these roles are extremely popular with opera audiences. Certain Wagnerian heroines such as Elsa, Elisabeth and Sieglinde are also sung by spinto sopranos. The fact that spinto sopranos are uncommon means that parts that are ideal for their voices are often performed by singers from other classifications, and more than a few lyric sopranos have damaged their voices singing heavier spinto roles.

Lauer, Susanna - Dramatic Soprano

Classical Female Voices

Operatic voices - Voices with proper classical technique and skills which can be heard without amplification throughout the opera house, over the orchestra and choir.
Female voice types:
The female classical singing voice can be broadly classified by their tessitura (comfortable range) as follows:
1) Soprano : Female voice with the highest tessitura. Range: A3 to F6(or higher)
2) Mezzo-soprano : Middle-range voice type for females and is the most common female voice. Range: F3 to B5
3) Contralto : The lowest female voice type, with the lowest tessitura. True operatic contraltos are rare. Range: E3(or lower) to G5
The above 3 voice types can be further divided on the basis of their vocal weight and quality as:
a) Coloratura : Light, agile voices which is specialised in fast passages with leaps and runs.
b) Lyric : A warm voice with a bright, smooth and full timbre and can be heard over a big orchestra.
c) Dramatic : A powerful, rich, emotive voice that can sing over a full orchestra with ease. Usually has a lower tessitura than the Lyric and Coloratura voices.
The Coloratura Soprano can be further divided into Lyric-Coloratura soprano and Dramatic-Coloratura soprano with the former being very light and the latter being powerful, almost comparable to a Dramatic soprano.
Also, we have the following special types:
- Soprano Leggero : A very agile light voice like a lyric coloratura, but with a slightly warmer vocal timbre and a lower tessitura.
- Spinto Soprano : This voice has the brightness and height of a lyric soprano, but with a heavier vocal weight and can be "pushed" to dramatic climaxes without strain
- Wagnerian Soprano : Type of dramatic sopranos, who have an extremely powerful voice which can assert itself over an exceptionally large orchestra and is ideally even throughout the registers. These voices are extremely rare.
- Soprano Sfogato : A soprano with a warm lower register as a mezzo-soprano or contralto, but capable of extending her upper range and being able to encompass the coloratura soprano tessitura.
- Soprano Acuto Sfogato : A type of coloratura sopranos who're able to sing above high F (F6) with great ease.
Soubrette : A young soprano with a light voice with a bright, sweet timbre and tessitura slightly lower than the lyric and spinto sopranos.

3:25

Queen of the night - Diana Damrau (dramatic coloratura soprano)

Queen of the night - Diana Damrau (dramatic coloratura soprano)

Queen of the night - Diana Damrau (dramatic coloratura soprano)

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3:43

Female Vocal Fach - Spinto Soprano

Female Vocal Fach - Spinto Soprano

Female Vocal Fach - Spinto Soprano

My opinion about the Spinto Soprano Fach in pop
I don't own any of the content in these video
Vocal Fach playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md2XTnqPHuE&list=PLFsE6FveEoQgHPmpv64HDbBDYLlZeP2eI

28:43

Dramatic Soprano Luana DeVol Performs Turandot and Wagner

Dramatic Soprano Luana DeVol Performs Turandot and Wagner

Dramatic Soprano Luana DeVol Performs Turandot and Wagner

In a short film by (cousin) Stephen DeVol, Luana's singing career is shared with the world, beginning with early family footage and taking the audience to her New York Metropolitan Opera debut.

4:56

Female Voice Types

Female Voice Types

Female Voice Types

From Contralto to Ultraleggero Soprano.
You can find me on facebook: facebook.com/FunVocalRange

Dramatic soprano Angela Brown tells Prime Time about her road to top

Here's some good news for opera lovers. The famous dramatic soprano Angela Brown from the legendary Met will be performing at the House of Music tonight. In the first part of the concert, you'll hear excerpts from Verdi, Wagner and Mozart. And the second part will be dedicated to the jazz opera 'Porgy and Bess' by George Gershwin - a passionate love story in the slums of South Carolina. Neil talked to Angela Brown.
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Maria Callas, The many voices of the DIVA

The greatest ASSOLUTA voice of the 20th century. With a vocal range of 3 octaves equally supported at both ends, capable of great dramatic power as well as great agility, and with the amazing ability to easily sing contralto as well as soprano. In opera she is the full human experience, she is the entire female voice.
In this video I show examples of what I think are Maria's
- Dramatic Mezzo
- Lyric soprano
- Coloratura mezzo
- Dramatic soprano
- Dramatic coloratura soprano
- Contralto
- Lyric (Light) coloratura soprano
In order to showcase the contrast between her different voices, vocalisms, tessituras. Only an incredibly gifted instrument and a tremendous technician could accomplish such feat, but most important of all is the great musicality that she has.
I didn't include the high F in the first act quartet from Armida simply because the recording quality is debatable. However, in the clip from Lakme one can hear Maria approaching the high E from above, so she actually hits a high F for a fraction of a second before centering on the high E.

Gretchen Am Spinnrade - Kathleen Theisen, Dramatic Soprano

The Greatest Operatic Soprano on record

Some reviews:
"Mme. Destinn, the new dramatic soprano from Berlin... has a voice of great power, body, and vibrant quality, dramatic in expression, flexible and wholly subservient to her intentions which are those of a singer of keen musical feeling and intelligence."
Richard Aldrich of the New York Times
"Mit Emmy Destinn verließ und eine der größten Sängerinnen und der schönsten Stimmen dieses Jahrhunderts." (Left with Emmy Destinn and one of the greatest singers and the most beautiful voices of the century)
Richard Strauss, 1930
From Kapralova.org
'Emmy Destinn (1878 - 1930)
Emmy Destinn was one of the greatest dramatic sopranos of the twentieth century and one of the most sought-after singers before WWI thanks to a voice of exceptional richness, power, and control. She sang with Enrico Caruso and other superb opera singers in the most prestigeous opera houses, such as Bayreuth, Berlin's Hofoper, London'sCovent Garden and New York'sMetropolitan. Destinn's passion for music led to many remarkable achievements in her career and was a great inspiration to her colleagues. She holds a prominent place in the history of opera.
LifeChronology
1878-1997 Early Years
Emmy Destinn, née Emilie Paulina Venceslava Kittlova, was born on February 26, 1878 in an old Prague family as the oldest of five children. She was a child prodigy whose early interest in music was encouraged by her parents, both enthusiastic supporters of arts.
Emmy first studied violin with Ferdinand Lachner and acting with Otylie Sklenarova-Mala. From 1892 to 1897 she studied voice with mezzosoprano Marie von Dreger-Loewe who was known under her artistic pseudonym Destinn which Emmy later adopted as a tribute to her beloved teacher.
Read the rest of the article on;
http://www.kapralova.org/EMMY.htm

Plot: German director Werner Schroeter invited his favourite opera singers to a 13th century abbey near Paris. LOVES DEBRIS didnt have, and couldn't have had, any pre-planned action. There was no script, no continuity. On the other hand, there were precise constraints that provided the rules of the game: the setting, the Abbey of Royaumont, and the chosen participants. Each singer came accompanied by a person of his or her choice, and worked on an aria chosen by the director. And there was ELISABETH COOPER, a "one-woman orchestra", who transposed and played the scores on the piano and organ.

Keywords: abbey, male-frontal-nudity, male-rear-nudity, operaGenres: Documentary,
Musical,
Taglines: A meditation on love, life, death and the human voice. For Maria Callas and all the others...

Lauer, Susanna - Dramatic Soprano

Classical Female Voices

Operatic voices - Voices with proper classical technique and skills which can be heard without amplification throughout the opera house, over the orchestra and choir.
Female voice types:
The female classical singing voice can be broadly classified by their tessitura (comfortable range) as follows:
1) Soprano : Female voice with the highest tessitura. Range: A3 to F6(or higher)
2) Mezzo-soprano : Middle-range voice type for females and is the most common female voice. Range: F3 to B5
3) Contralto : The lowest female voice type, with the lowest tessitura. True operatic contraltos are rare. Range: E3(or lower) to G5
The above 3 voice types can be further divided on the basis of their vocal weight and quality as:
a) Coloratura : Light, agile voices which is specialised in fast passages wit...

published: 05 Oct 2013

Queen of the night - Diana Damrau (dramatic coloratura soprano)

https://www.facebook.com/HoiNhungNguoiThichNgheNhacDiva

published: 20 Sep 2016

Female Vocal Fach - Spinto Soprano

My opinion about the Spinto Soprano Fach in pop
I don't own any of the content in these video
Vocal Fach playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md2XTnqPHuE&list=PLFsE6FveEoQgHPmpv64HDbBDYLlZeP2eI

published: 31 Mar 2016

Dramatic Soprano Luana DeVol Performs Turandot and Wagner

In a short film by (cousin) Stephen DeVol, Luana's singing career is shared with the world, beginning with early family footage and taking the audience to her New York Metropolitan Opera debut.

published: 09 Oct 2013

Female Voice Types

From Contralto to Ultraleggero Soprano.
You can find me on facebook: facebook.com/FunVocalRange

Maria Callas, The many voices of the DIVA

The greatest ASSOLUTA voice of the 20th century. With a vocal range of 3 octaves equally supported at both ends, capable of great dramatic power as well as great agility, and with the amazing ability to easily sing contralto as well as soprano. In opera she is the full human experience, she is the entire female voice.
In this video I show examples of what I think are Maria's
- Dramatic Mezzo
- Lyric soprano
- Coloratura mezzo
- Dramatic soprano
- Dramatic coloratura soprano
- Contralto
- Lyric (Light) coloratura soprano
In order to showcase the contrast between her different voices, vocalisms, tessituras. Only an incredibly gifted instrument and a tremendous technician could accomplish such feat, but most important of all is the great musicality that she has.
I didn't incl...

Gretchen Am Spinnrade - Kathleen Theisen, Dramatic Soprano

The Greatest Operatic Soprano on record

Some reviews:
"Mme. Destinn, the new dramatic soprano from Berlin... has a voice of great power, body, and vibrant quality, dramatic in expression, flexible and wholly subservient to her intentions which are those of a singer of keen musical feeling and intelligence."
Richard Aldrich of the New York Times
"Mit Emmy Destinn verließ und eine der größten Sängerinnen und der schönsten Stimmen dieses Jahrhunderts." (Left with Emmy Destinn and one of the greatest singers and the most beautiful voices of the century)
Richard Strauss, 1930
From Kapralova.org
'Emmy Destinn (1878 - 1930)
Emmy Destinn was one of the greatest dramatic sopranos of the twentieth century and one of the most sought-after singers before WWI thanks to a voice of exceptional richnes...

Classical Female Voices

Operatic voices - Voices with proper classical technique and skills which can be heard without amplification throughout the opera house, over the orchestra and ...

Operatic voices - Voices with proper classical technique and skills which can be heard without amplification throughout the opera house, over the orchestra and choir.
Female voice types:
The female classical singing voice can be broadly classified by their tessitura (comfortable range) as follows:
1) Soprano : Female voice with the highest tessitura. Range: A3 to F6(or higher)
2) Mezzo-soprano : Middle-range voice type for females and is the most common female voice. Range: F3 to B5
3) Contralto : The lowest female voice type, with the lowest tessitura. True operatic contraltos are rare. Range: E3(or lower) to G5
The above 3 voice types can be further divided on the basis of their vocal weight and quality as:
a) Coloratura : Light, agile voices which is specialised in fast passages with leaps and runs.
b) Lyric : A warm voice with a bright, smooth and full timbre and can be heard over a big orchestra.
c) Dramatic : A powerful, rich, emotive voice that can sing over a full orchestra with ease. Usually has a lower tessitura than the Lyric and Coloratura voices.
The Coloratura Soprano can be further divided into Lyric-Coloratura soprano and Dramatic-Coloratura soprano with the former being very light and the latter being powerful, almost comparable to a Dramatic soprano.
Also, we have the following special types:
- Soprano Leggero : A very agile light voice like a lyric coloratura, but with a slightly warmer vocal timbre and a lower tessitura.
- Spinto Soprano : This voice has the brightness and height of a lyric soprano, but with a heavier vocal weight and can be "pushed" to dramatic climaxes without strain
- Wagnerian Soprano : Type of dramatic sopranos, who have an extremely powerful voice which can assert itself over an exceptionally large orchestra and is ideally even throughout the registers. These voices are extremely rare.
- Soprano Sfogato : A soprano with a warm lower register as a mezzo-soprano or contralto, but capable of extending her upper range and being able to encompass the coloratura soprano tessitura.
- Soprano Acuto Sfogato : A type of coloratura sopranos who're able to sing above high F (F6) with great ease.
Soubrette : A young soprano with a light voice with a bright, sweet timbre and tessitura slightly lower than the lyric and spinto sopranos.

Operatic voices - Voices with proper classical technique and skills which can be heard without amplification throughout the opera house, over the orchestra and choir.
Female voice types:
The female classical singing voice can be broadly classified by their tessitura (comfortable range) as follows:
1) Soprano : Female voice with the highest tessitura. Range: A3 to F6(or higher)
2) Mezzo-soprano : Middle-range voice type for females and is the most common female voice. Range: F3 to B5
3) Contralto : The lowest female voice type, with the lowest tessitura. True operatic contraltos are rare. Range: E3(or lower) to G5
The above 3 voice types can be further divided on the basis of their vocal weight and quality as:
a) Coloratura : Light, agile voices which is specialised in fast passages with leaps and runs.
b) Lyric : A warm voice with a bright, smooth and full timbre and can be heard over a big orchestra.
c) Dramatic : A powerful, rich, emotive voice that can sing over a full orchestra with ease. Usually has a lower tessitura than the Lyric and Coloratura voices.
The Coloratura Soprano can be further divided into Lyric-Coloratura soprano and Dramatic-Coloratura soprano with the former being very light and the latter being powerful, almost comparable to a Dramatic soprano.
Also, we have the following special types:
- Soprano Leggero : A very agile light voice like a lyric coloratura, but with a slightly warmer vocal timbre and a lower tessitura.
- Spinto Soprano : This voice has the brightness and height of a lyric soprano, but with a heavier vocal weight and can be "pushed" to dramatic climaxes without strain
- Wagnerian Soprano : Type of dramatic sopranos, who have an extremely powerful voice which can assert itself over an exceptionally large orchestra and is ideally even throughout the registers. These voices are extremely rare.
- Soprano Sfogato : A soprano with a warm lower register as a mezzo-soprano or contralto, but capable of extending her upper range and being able to encompass the coloratura soprano tessitura.
- Soprano Acuto Sfogato : A type of coloratura sopranos who're able to sing above high F (F6) with great ease.
Soubrette : A young soprano with a light voice with a bright, sweet timbre and tessitura slightly lower than the lyric and spinto sopranos.

Here's some good news for opera lovers. The famous dramatic soprano Angela Brown from the legendary Met will be performing at the House of Music tonight. In the first part of the concert, you'll hear excerpts from Verdi, Wagner and Mozart. And the second part will be dedicated to the jazz opera 'Porgy and Bess' by George Gershwin - a passionate love story in the slums of South Carolina. Neil talked to Angela Brown.
Get more of PTR on our website http://rt.com/programs/prime-time-russia
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Prime TimeRussia is the first TV show for an English-speaking audience in Russia. Weekdays from 8-9pm: the latest news, politics, business, sport and cultural events discussed live. A Russian survival guide, venue reviews -- even business start-up advice.

Here's some good news for opera lovers. The famous dramatic soprano Angela Brown from the legendary Met will be performing at the House of Music tonight. In the first part of the concert, you'll hear excerpts from Verdi, Wagner and Mozart. And the second part will be dedicated to the jazz opera 'Porgy and Bess' by George Gershwin - a passionate love story in the slums of South Carolina. Neil talked to Angela Brown.
Get more of PTR on our website http://rt.com/programs/prime-time-russia
FOLLOW us on Twitter http://twitter.com/PrimeTimeRussia
LIKE us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/PrimeTimeRussia
Prime TimeRussia is the first TV show for an English-speaking audience in Russia. Weekdays from 8-9pm: the latest news, politics, business, sport and cultural events discussed live. A Russian survival guide, venue reviews -- even business start-up advice.

Maria Callas, The many voices of the DIVA

The greatest ASSOLUTA voice of the 20th century. With a vocal range of 3 octaves equally supported at both ends, capable of great dramatic power as well as grea...

The greatest ASSOLUTA voice of the 20th century. With a vocal range of 3 octaves equally supported at both ends, capable of great dramatic power as well as great agility, and with the amazing ability to easily sing contralto as well as soprano. In opera she is the full human experience, she is the entire female voice.
In this video I show examples of what I think are Maria's
- Dramatic Mezzo
- Lyric soprano
- Coloratura mezzo
- Dramatic soprano
- Dramatic coloratura soprano
- Contralto
- Lyric (Light) coloratura soprano
In order to showcase the contrast between her different voices, vocalisms, tessituras. Only an incredibly gifted instrument and a tremendous technician could accomplish such feat, but most important of all is the great musicality that she has.
I didn't include the high F in the first act quartet from Armida simply because the recording quality is debatable. However, in the clip from Lakme one can hear Maria approaching the high E from above, so she actually hits a high F for a fraction of a second before centering on the high E.

The greatest ASSOLUTA voice of the 20th century. With a vocal range of 3 octaves equally supported at both ends, capable of great dramatic power as well as great agility, and with the amazing ability to easily sing contralto as well as soprano. In opera she is the full human experience, she is the entire female voice.
In this video I show examples of what I think are Maria's
- Dramatic Mezzo
- Lyric soprano
- Coloratura mezzo
- Dramatic soprano
- Dramatic coloratura soprano
- Contralto
- Lyric (Light) coloratura soprano
In order to showcase the contrast between her different voices, vocalisms, tessituras. Only an incredibly gifted instrument and a tremendous technician could accomplish such feat, but most important of all is the great musicality that she has.
I didn't include the high F in the first act quartet from Armida simply because the recording quality is debatable. However, in the clip from Lakme one can hear Maria approaching the high E from above, so she actually hits a high F for a fraction of a second before centering on the high E.

The Greatest Operatic Soprano on record

Some reviews:
"Mme. Destinn, the new dramatic soprano from Berlin... has a voice of great power, body, and vibrant quality, dramatic in expression, flexible an...

Some reviews:
"Mme. Destinn, the new dramatic soprano from Berlin... has a voice of great power, body, and vibrant quality, dramatic in expression, flexible and wholly subservient to her intentions which are those of a singer of keen musical feeling and intelligence."
Richard Aldrich of the New York Times
"Mit Emmy Destinn verließ und eine der größten Sängerinnen und der schönsten Stimmen dieses Jahrhunderts." (Left with Emmy Destinn and one of the greatest singers and the most beautiful voices of the century)
Richard Strauss, 1930
From Kapralova.org
'Emmy Destinn (1878 - 1930)
Emmy Destinn was one of the greatest dramatic sopranos of the twentieth century and one of the most sought-after singers before WWI thanks to a voice of exceptional richness, power, and control. She sang with Enrico Caruso and other superb opera singers in the most prestigeous opera houses, such as Bayreuth, Berlin's Hofoper, London'sCovent Garden and New York'sMetropolitan. Destinn's passion for music led to many remarkable achievements in her career and was a great inspiration to her colleagues. She holds a prominent place in the history of opera.
LifeChronology
1878-1997 Early Years
Emmy Destinn, née Emilie Paulina Venceslava Kittlova, was born on February 26, 1878 in an old Prague family as the oldest of five children. She was a child prodigy whose early interest in music was encouraged by her parents, both enthusiastic supporters of arts.
Emmy first studied violin with Ferdinand Lachner and acting with Otylie Sklenarova-Mala. From 1892 to 1897 she studied voice with mezzosoprano Marie von Dreger-Loewe who was known under her artistic pseudonym Destinn which Emmy later adopted as a tribute to her beloved teacher.
Read the rest of the article on;
http://www.kapralova.org/EMMY.htm

Some reviews:
"Mme. Destinn, the new dramatic soprano from Berlin... has a voice of great power, body, and vibrant quality, dramatic in expression, flexible and wholly subservient to her intentions which are those of a singer of keen musical feeling and intelligence."
Richard Aldrich of the New York Times
"Mit Emmy Destinn verließ und eine der größten Sängerinnen und der schönsten Stimmen dieses Jahrhunderts." (Left with Emmy Destinn and one of the greatest singers and the most beautiful voices of the century)
Richard Strauss, 1930
From Kapralova.org
'Emmy Destinn (1878 - 1930)
Emmy Destinn was one of the greatest dramatic sopranos of the twentieth century and one of the most sought-after singers before WWI thanks to a voice of exceptional richness, power, and control. She sang with Enrico Caruso and other superb opera singers in the most prestigeous opera houses, such as Bayreuth, Berlin's Hofoper, London'sCovent Garden and New York'sMetropolitan. Destinn's passion for music led to many remarkable achievements in her career and was a great inspiration to her colleagues. She holds a prominent place in the history of opera.
LifeChronology
1878-1997 Early Years
Emmy Destinn, née Emilie Paulina Venceslava Kittlova, was born on February 26, 1878 in an old Prague family as the oldest of five children. She was a child prodigy whose early interest in music was encouraged by her parents, both enthusiastic supporters of arts.
Emmy first studied violin with Ferdinand Lachner and acting with Otylie Sklenarova-Mala. From 1892 to 1897 she studied voice with mezzosoprano Marie von Dreger-Loewe who was known under her artistic pseudonym Destinn which Emmy later adopted as a tribute to her beloved teacher.
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Making Connections: Cultivating the Dramatic Voice with Dolora Zajick

Dramatic singers who are meant to perform the heavy Verdi and Wagner repertoire must often find career paths outside of the standard training programs because comprimario roles and chorus work are inappropriate for their large instruments. In this session, world-renowned dramatic mezzo-soprano Dolora Zajick will discuss the process of nurturing the dramatic voice and career options for these rarefied Fächer.

AMAZING Coloratura sopranos of all times!

What it means to be a great coloratura!
MARIA CALLAS is not included in this compilation because she was UNIQUE!
I HAVE MADE A SPECIALVIDEO DEDICATED TO HER.
Link for the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akrW9uJGkq0

HELEN TRAUBEL VOICE OF FIRESTONE kinescopes 1950

Helen Francesca Traubel (June 16, 1899 – July 28, 1972) was an American opera and concert singer. A dramatic soprano, she was best known for her Wagnerian roles, especially those of Brünnhilde and Isolde.
Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, she began her career as a concert singer and went on to sing at the Metropolitan Opera from 1937-53. Starting in the 1950s, she also developed a career as a nightclub and cabaret singer as well as appearing in television, films and musical theatre. Traubel spent her later years in Santa Monica, California, where she died at the age of 73

published: 18 Jul 2017

MAGIC KEY OF RCA 02 01 1938 presents - SOPRANO HELEN TRAUBEL

Helen Francesca Traubel (June 16, 1899 – July 28, 1972) was an American opera and concert singer. A dramatic soprano, she was best known for her Wagnerian roles, especially those of Brünnhilde and Isolde.[1]
Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, she began her career as a concert singer and went on to sing at the Metropolitan Opera from 1937-53. Starting in the 1950s, she also developed a career as a nightclub and cabaret singer as well as appearing in television, films and musical theatre. Traubel spent her later years in Santa Monica, California, where she died at the age of 73

published: 17 May 2017

BELL TELEPHONE HOUR 08 06 1947 with SOPRANO HELEN TRAUBEL

Helen Francesca Traubel (June 16, 1899 – July 28, 1972) was an American opera and concert singer. A dramatic soprano, she was best known for her Wagnerian roles, especially those of Brünnhilde and Isolde.
Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, she began her career as a concert singer and went on to sing at the Metropolitan Opera from 1937-53. Starting in the 1950s, she also developed a career as a nightclub and cabaret singer as well as appearing in television, films and musical theatre. Traubel spent her later years in Santa Monica, California, where she died at the age of 73

Making Connections: Cultivating the Dramatic Voice with Dolora Zajick

Dramatic singers who are meant to perform the heavy Verdi and Wagner repertoire must often find career paths outside of the standard training programs because c...

Dramatic singers who are meant to perform the heavy Verdi and Wagner repertoire must often find career paths outside of the standard training programs because comprimario roles and chorus work are inappropriate for their large instruments. In this session, world-renowned dramatic mezzo-soprano Dolora Zajick will discuss the process of nurturing the dramatic voice and career options for these rarefied Fächer.

Dramatic singers who are meant to perform the heavy Verdi and Wagner repertoire must often find career paths outside of the standard training programs because comprimario roles and chorus work are inappropriate for their large instruments. In this session, world-renowned dramatic mezzo-soprano Dolora Zajick will discuss the process of nurturing the dramatic voice and career options for these rarefied Fächer.

AMAZING Coloratura sopranos of all times!

What it means to be a great coloratura!
MARIA CALLAS is not included in this compilation because she was UNIQUE!
I HAVE MADE A SPECIALVIDEO DEDICATED TO HER.
L...

What it means to be a great coloratura!
MARIA CALLAS is not included in this compilation because she was UNIQUE!
I HAVE MADE A SPECIALVIDEO DEDICATED TO HER.
Link for the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akrW9uJGkq0

What it means to be a great coloratura!
MARIA CALLAS is not included in this compilation because she was UNIQUE!
I HAVE MADE A SPECIALVIDEO DEDICATED TO HER.
Link for the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akrW9uJGkq0

Helen Francesca Traubel (June 16, 1899 – July 28, 1972) was an American opera and concert singer. A dramatic soprano, she was best known for her Wagnerian roles, especially those of Brünnhilde and Isolde.
Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, she began her career as a concert singer and went on to sing at the Metropolitan Opera from 1937-53. Starting in the 1950s, she also developed a career as a nightclub and cabaret singer as well as appearing in television, films and musical theatre. Traubel spent her later years in Santa Monica, California, where she died at the age of 73

Helen Francesca Traubel (June 16, 1899 – July 28, 1972) was an American opera and concert singer. A dramatic soprano, she was best known for her Wagnerian roles, especially those of Brünnhilde and Isolde.
Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, she began her career as a concert singer and went on to sing at the Metropolitan Opera from 1937-53. Starting in the 1950s, she also developed a career as a nightclub and cabaret singer as well as appearing in television, films and musical theatre. Traubel spent her later years in Santa Monica, California, where she died at the age of 73

Helen Francesca Traubel (June 16, 1899 – July 28, 1972) was an American opera and concert singer. A dramatic soprano, she was best known for her Wagnerian roles, especially those of Brünnhilde and Isolde.[1]
Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, she began her career as a concert singer and went on to sing at the Metropolitan Opera from 1937-53. Starting in the 1950s, she also developed a career as a nightclub and cabaret singer as well as appearing in television, films and musical theatre. Traubel spent her later years in Santa Monica, California, where she died at the age of 73

Helen Francesca Traubel (June 16, 1899 – July 28, 1972) was an American opera and concert singer. A dramatic soprano, she was best known for her Wagnerian roles, especially those of Brünnhilde and Isolde.[1]
Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, she began her career as a concert singer and went on to sing at the Metropolitan Opera from 1937-53. Starting in the 1950s, she also developed a career as a nightclub and cabaret singer as well as appearing in television, films and musical theatre. Traubel spent her later years in Santa Monica, California, where she died at the age of 73

Helen Francesca Traubel (June 16, 1899 – July 28, 1972) was an American opera and concert singer. A dramatic soprano, she was best known for her Wagnerian roles, especially those of Brünnhilde and Isolde.
Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, she began her career as a concert singer and went on to sing at the Metropolitan Opera from 1937-53. Starting in the 1950s, she also developed a career as a nightclub and cabaret singer as well as appearing in television, films and musical theatre. Traubel spent her later years in Santa Monica, California, where she died at the age of 73

Helen Francesca Traubel (June 16, 1899 – July 28, 1972) was an American opera and concert singer. A dramatic soprano, she was best known for her Wagnerian roles, especially those of Brünnhilde and Isolde.
Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, she began her career as a concert singer and went on to sing at the Metropolitan Opera from 1937-53. Starting in the 1950s, she also developed a career as a nightclub and cabaret singer as well as appearing in television, films and musical theatre. Traubel spent her later years in Santa Monica, California, where she died at the age of 73

Classical Female Voices

Operatic voices - Voices with proper classical technique and skills which can be heard without amplification throughout the opera house, over the orchestra and choir.
Female voice types:
The female classical singing voice can be broadly classified by their tessitura (comfortable range) as follows:
1) Soprano : Female voice with the highest tessitura. Range: A3 to F6(or higher)
2) Mezzo-soprano : Middle-range voice type for females and is the most common female voice. Range: F3 to B5
3) Contralto : The lowest female voice type, with the lowest tessitura. True operatic contraltos are rare. Range: E3(or lower) to G5
The above 3 voice types can be further divided on the basis of their vocal weight and quality as:
a) Coloratura : Light, agile voices which is specialised in fast passages with leaps and runs.
b) Lyric : A warm voice with a bright, smooth and full timbre and can be heard over a big orchestra.
c) Dramatic : A powerful, rich, emotive voice that can sing over a full orchestra with ease. Usually has a lower tessitura than the Lyric and Coloratura voices.
The Coloratura Soprano can be further divided into Lyric-Coloratura soprano and Dramatic-Coloratura soprano with the former being very light and the latter being powerful, almost comparable to a Dramatic soprano.
Also, we have the following special types:
- Soprano Leggero : A very agile light voice like a lyric coloratura, but with a slightly warmer vocal timbre and a lower tessitura.
- Spinto Soprano : This voice has the brightness and height of a lyric soprano, but with a heavier vocal weight and can be "pushed" to dramatic climaxes without strain
- Wagnerian Soprano : Type of dramatic sopranos, who have an extremely powerful voice which can assert itself over an exceptionally large orchestra and is ideally even throughout the registers. These voices are extremely rare.
- Soprano Sfogato : A soprano with a warm lower register as a mezzo-soprano or contralto, but capable of extending her upper range and being able to encompass the coloratura soprano tessitura.
- Soprano Acuto Sfogato : A type of coloratura sopranos who're able to sing above high F (F6) with great ease.
Soubrette : A young soprano with a light voice with a bright, sweet timbre and tessitura slightly lower than the lyric and spinto sopranos.

Dramatic soprano Angela Brown tells Prime Time about her road to top

Here's some good news for opera lovers. The famous dramatic soprano Angela Brown from the legendary Met will be performing at the House of Music tonight. In the first part of the concert, you'll hear excerpts from Verdi, Wagner and Mozart. And the second part will be dedicated to the jazz opera 'Porgy and Bess' by George Gershwin - a passionate love story in the slums of South Carolina. Neil talked to Angela Brown.
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Maria Callas, The many voices of the DIVA

The greatest ASSOLUTA voice of the 20th century. With a vocal range of 3 octaves equally supported at both ends, capable of great dramatic power as well as great agility, and with the amazing ability to easily sing contralto as well as soprano. In opera she is the full human experience, she is the entire female voice.
In this video I show examples of what I think are Maria's
- Dramatic Mezzo
- Lyric soprano
- Coloratura mezzo
- Dramatic soprano
- Dramatic coloratura soprano
- Contralto
- Lyric (Light) coloratura soprano
In order to showcase the contrast between her different voices, vocalisms, tessituras. Only an incredibly gifted instrument and a tremendous technician could accomplish such feat, but most important of all is the great musicality that she has.
I didn't include the high F in the first act quartet from Armida simply because the recording quality is debatable. However, in the clip from Lakme one can hear Maria approaching the high E from above, so she actually hits a high F for a fraction of a second before centering on the high E.

Making Connections: Cultivating the Dramatic Voice with Dolora Zajick

Dramatic singers who are meant to perform the heavy Verdi and Wagner repertoire must often find career paths outside of the standard training programs because comprimario roles and chorus work are inappropriate for their large instruments. In this session, world-renowned dramatic mezzo-soprano Dolora Zajick will discuss the process of nurturing the dramatic voice and career options for these rarefied Fächer.

AMAZING Coloratura sopranos of all times!

What it means to be a great coloratura!
MARIA CALLAS is not included in this compilation because she was UNIQUE!
I HAVE MADE A SPECIALVIDEO DEDICATED TO HER.
Link for the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akrW9uJGkq0

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Janet Yellen announced that for the third time this year and the fifth time since the financial crisis, the Federal Reserve was increasing interest rates another quarter of a point on Wednesday, according to National Public Radio. Federal policymakers aid the increase in the benchmark federal funds rate would shift from 1.25 percent to 1.5 percent, the third increase on the key rate this year ...Economic growth in the U.S....

Perhaps in summer, the hour-long ride from Taitung to Nanliao Harbour on Green Island is a tamer one, though Lonely Planet author Joshua Samuel Brown did not call the passenger vessel the “Green Island Vomit Comet” for nothing. If your ride happens to coincide with bad weather (as was the case on this writer’s recent visit), expect to experience a one-hour journey from hell ... ....

It must've been heartbreaking for the PalmerRidge field hockey program to get to so close to a state championship and fall just short - three times since 2012, to be exact. Not this year, though. The Bears shook off all those shortcomings and finally captured a championship, in arguably the most dramatic way possible. It took them two overtimes and a shootout to beat a relentless KentDenver on a cold and snowy October night ... ....

So why the discrepancy in sales? Based on our research, going back to 1998, dramatic spikes in sales occur when a mass shooting takes place in a political environment where it is plausible that federal restrictions on firearms sales may result ...Following the shooting, Obama delivered a dramatic speech on December 16, 2012, created an interagency gun ......

Here’s what’s new for home viewing on video-on-demand and Netflix, Amazon Prime, and other streaming services. TOPSTREAMS FOR THE WEEK. • Jean-Claude Van Damme spoofs his image and his career in “Jean-Claude Van Johnson,” a spy comedy about a retired action star who used his movie career as cover for his real work ...Peter Sarsgaard stars in the dreamlike dramatic recreations. Six episodes on Netflix ... ....

If you’ve ever kept up with the Kardashians, you know that every year around this time, they’re preparing to take their famous family holiday photo, a full production in itself ...We can always count on the Kardashian/Jenners to add dramatic flair and an element of suspense ... 25 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS by @elirusselllinnetz. A post shared by Kim KardashianWest (@kimkardashian) on Dec 4, 2017 at 9.33pm PST ... In Wednesday’s (Dec ... ....